Gyarr, still two panels. Fail.
Check out window-picker-applet. I want to see window titles removed from windows and window controls put into window menu bars. Clicks would be grabbed by the window manager in the menu bar for window movement unless its a click-and-release, in which case it would be passed to the menu or button in the window menu/control bar.
No bottom panel. I don't care WHAT it is, status bars, whatever, I remove all that stuff. Too far to travel on any kind of decent screen, too far to look.